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Title: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: UWFSAE on January 16, 2018, 11:13:23 PM
Let me go on record:  Southeast Texas is not built for this kind of cold weather.  Houston was all but shut down today, falling below freezing at around 9:00am and seeing a transition from rain to wintery mix to sleet to legit snow.  So, what do you do when it gets cold?

Smoke ribs.

(https://i.imgur.com/Y6Q1fz0.jpg?2)

Made a homemade rub yesterday and applied it liberally using French's Honey Mustard as a binder on a pair of Smithfield St. Louis-cut spareribs (found a sale at the local H-E-B).  Wrapped and put in the fridge for 15 hours.

(https://i.imgur.com/NAKve74.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/su4wJlX.jpg?1)

Started out at 190° using CookinPellets Perfect Mix, then bumped to 225° after two hours. Spritzed on the third, fourth, fifth, and six hour marks with a 75/25 mix of apple juice and apple cider vinegar.

(https://i.imgur.com/YzvdoUQ.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/3koNtGx.jpg?1)

Wanted to see how much smoke flavor I could get so I didn't use any glaze or sauce.  I was pretty happy, but I probably should have pulled them at six hours.  According to my Fireboard, the temp variance was negligible (+/- 4°) despite the frigid temps.  They weren't quite "falling off the bone" but I think a bit less time would have improved the final product.  The rub was spot on, though a bit more salt (I applied kosher salt separately from the base rub) would have put it right where I wanted them.  Plenty moist, didn't even need to bother with a 3-2-1 process.

(https://i.imgur.com/FP2pCxs.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZQk2SFT.jpg?1)

Overall, a solid 8 out of 10 ... not too shabby under Snowpacalypse conditions.
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: tomcrete1 on January 17, 2018, 06:53:34 AM
Nice lookin bones! :thumbup :thumbup:
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: smokeasaurus on January 17, 2018, 09:11:54 AM
54 for a daytime high!!!!!  We didn't get past 28 and this morn 14 degrees with -2 wind chill.

did Wendy and I head North when we left Cali instead of heading east????

Ribs look darn good.  Enjoy that 54   :) 
Title: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: Pappymn on January 17, 2018, 09:18:43 AM
Nice looking ribs


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Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: Roget on January 17, 2018, 09:29:08 AM
Looks good to me.
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: RAD on January 17, 2018, 09:59:49 AM
Now, that's how to spend a snow day. Nice looking ribs in any weather condition.
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: tlg4942 on January 17, 2018, 10:05:23 AM
Those ribs look real good...  Nice project for this weather insanity!
   
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: UWFSAE on January 17, 2018, 11:20:01 AM
@Smoke:  heh, that weather app shows a 24 hour range rather than a daily range and was taken in the morning.  Temps yesterday had a true high of around 35° just after midnight and never stopped falling; that Arctic front rolled through the Houston area like a freight train ... we hit 18° overnight, coldest temps since 1996.  And I was the idiot running in and out of the house in shorts and flip flops to spritz ribs.

I don’t miss heat and hurricanes and mosquitos, but something in the mid-60s would be nice ...
Title: Re: "Texas Snowpacalypse 2018" Spareribs
Post by: TentHunteR on January 18, 2018, 01:05:26 AM
Those are some nice looking ribs. Plate me up!